The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-12
ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY p 1887
EMBARRASSED PEOPLE.

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EMBARRASSED PEOPLE.
A Man Meets His Newly Divorced Wife
and NewIy-Mado Husband.
He came to me in the car as we were
jogging along over the Erie, and with
out any preliminary palaver about the
weather or the crops or the Bulgarian
question, he asked:
..Do you see that couple on the
right?"
YES"
'Purty good-looking woman
''She is that
..Got on some nice togs?"
"Yes.''
'.What do you think Of the mani"
''Oh, he seems to be sensible sort Of
unexpectedly a villager or q farm.
err
Eyes; he lives back here in small
to wn, and he's purity good fellow
'.Then you know him?"
well, kinder. Say, I'm in sort o.
box and want little advice"
..Wcllp"
..Well, that woman used to be my
wife. We were divorced about year
ago, and she now married to him and
they are now on their bridal tower, or
too.er, or whatever you call it. I'm
kinder embarrassed to know just what
policy to pursue, but you can see the
case from neutral standpoint. Now.
then, shall knock his head of. treat
'em with cold contempt, or go over and
wish 'em much joyP"
..What were the grounds for d.
vorce?"
1--WE fit too much. I wanted to be
boss and SO did she. She'll either boss
that chap or break his neck. -
\ DO they know you are herep"
| ..Oh, yes, and l s'pose they are
kinder embarrassed, too. It seems a
case where some proceedings ought to
be taken
"a row won't help you any,
mo, l s'pose not, but if l could gil
Mary mad you'd hear some of the big
gest splitting and jawing which ever fel
on mortal ears. Say, she's opened or
ME at three o'clock in the afternoon and
kept it up until midnight without stop
ping over three times for breath
Such command of language you never
saw
J, .Silent contempt would be wise
policy"
..Not in this case. See how peart ant
proud she sits up there! She does tina
to brag over me. She wants to give
: me to understand that / wasn't the only
husband she could get. If / treat EN-
: with silent contempt how is she to fint
out that I'm now on my way to MARI,
the Wilder Belden, who brings me
q humping big farm and $4,000 in cash
: want Mary to know that. The da.
0 she left me she said l was too pizer
e mean to marry the fat woman in side
. show, and want her to know that
5 was engaged to staving looking wo
5 man in less than six weeks. thin
q Til go over and have talk with 'cm.
We'll, don't ra Sc any row"
.'Oh, l shan't unless the Teller begin
to buster around. stf
r He went up the aisle to the water
: cooler, and l changed my seat to tn
: one behind the couple. When the mai
J, came back he stopped in front of Their
. and held out his hand to the man an
y said: .l
} Hello! Jim; going down to Ne,
9 York;"
' yes" replied the other, as the
/ shook.
t .'Kind Of bridal too-er, ehp''
t EYES,
: .'Got my old woman along, | seeP'
. s'Y-yes! was the jerky reply.
!. well, Mary" he said, as he turne
to her, $50 you've got another man
$ eh?''
: None o your business, Tom Lar
:. ham!n @
..Oh, it amt! Same old Mary, / see
Q That's just the chin-music you used t
: give me when l asked why Dime
: wasn't ready"
you shet up!"
!. That's more of it! Seems almost a
/ if we were living together again, and
{ was lodging the broom-stick. ! sha
be married Saturday."
..Humph!''
..Humph!t Well, you bet it's humph
She's four times as good-looking as 70
are, and has big farm and 5000 !
:. cash!''
i ..Don't believe it!'' s
: Same old Mary! Sounds perfectl
= natural to hear you call me dos
Y goned liar. Well be down to Ne
;. York Sunday night, and mebbe wi
g stop at the same hotel you do. /"
!, mo, you wont'!''
y s.Yes, we will!'
You shan t!
It ..We shall!' -
# s.See here, Tom, said the bridg,
$ groom, who was red clear back to b
i collar-button, ''please Jet up. This
j an embarrassing situation for me "
4 Eyes. ] s'pose it is, Jim, and u d
any thing to oblige. OF course. you,
married my old secondhand wife, an
= of course you don't want to be twitte
z Of it. / see the pint, Jim, and T.
DONE
10 Mary got up with both fists doubl.
ID up and her fighting jaw on, but Il
,e bridegroom quieted her, and the Z
q vorced husband said to me as we walk,
= to the rear of the car:
~ Eyes, it's kinder embarr assing
= Jim, and don't want to hurt his fe,
ings. Kinder embarrassing to me, to
: and for Mary, and ! guess we'd bett